HIGHLA-L Digest - 10 Apr 2006 to 11 Apr 2006 (#2006-79)
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Topics of the day:
1. Weird
2. HLWW Official Questionnaire
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Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 09:26:36 EDT
From: Dotiran@aol.com
Subject: Weird
I saw this headline in the NY Times today and all I could think of was our
lengthy discussions on reattaching lost limbs.
_Regrow Your Own_
(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/11/health/11regen.html?th&emc=th)
By NICHOLAS WADE
Salamanders can do it. Why not humans? Scientists try to harness the genes
that let animals replace lost body parts.
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Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 22:47:50 +0100
From: John Mosby - Laptop <a.j.mosby@btinternet.com>
Subject: HLWW Official Questionnaire
Exactly a month ago many of us were celebrating the Highlander franchise =
in Leeds. To help HLWW formulate what we did well and what we could do =
better (and help us gear up for HLWW8 in Vancouver!) please feel free to =
answer the questions below. It's open to all fans who may be thinking of =
coming to future events, but we especially want feedback from those who =
attended HLWW7: A Call to Arms. We welcome brick-bats and bouquets...as =
long as they are *constructive*
Please simply paste your answers into an e-mail and send to John Mosby =
at a.j.mosby@btinternet.com with "HLWW Q&A" in the subject-line.... (and =
please feel free to pass this complete e-mail onto other Lists/Forums).
Questionnaire:
Please feel free to answer as many of the relevant questions below as =
possible. No personal information will be circulated, but we do ask you =
give name, country or origin and age so we can determine some very =
general statistics about the people we're reaching and ways to improve =
upon that. (If you don't want to give your exact age, then we'd =
appreciate knowing if you are in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s etc!)
Many thanks.
Name:
Country or origin:
Age:
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SO FAR.
1) Did you attend HLWW7 - A Call to Arms?
2) Have you attended other HLWW events? (please indicate which)
3) Have you attended other conventions not run by HLWW? (please indicate =
which)
4) How did you initially hear about HLWW7?
5) If you have an internet connection, do you frequent any of the Lists =
or Forums (please indicate which)
6) What did you think of our line-up of guests?
7) Which panels at HLWW7 proved to be the most interesting for you? =
(feel free to expand on reasons)
8) With so much new Highlander news, we had a lot to fit in this time. =
What did you think of our scheduling?
9) What did you think of the Royal Armouries as our venue and how =
important is the chosen venue in itself for our conventions?
10) What did you think of the Queen's Hotel? Please feel free to include =
comments on bedrooms, facilities, location, staff assistance and bar.
11) Given the scale of events, guests and social activity, how do you =
rate the registration costs of attending HLWW7?=20
12) Did you attend the cabaret? If so, did you think it ultimately =
provided value for money? If you did not attend, was there any specific =
reason?
AND UPCOMING.
13) HLWW tries to pick a time and place for each of its conventions =
based on environment, facilities, timing, cost and suitability - for =
instance we take into account the seasonal cost of flying, the timing of =
public/school holidays and potential weather conditions for tourism. =
HLWW8 will take place in Vancouver later next year (details to be =
announced shortly). At this point it is likely to be =
August/September/October. If you are considering coming please indicate =
the approximate dates/month that would best suit you?
14) Which particular guests would you like to see at HLWW8?
15) What panels/topics/episodes would you like to see at HLWW8?
16) Is there anything else you've seen/experienced at other cons that =
you would like to see at an HLWW event?
17) Where will you look for information on HLWW8 (on-line, magazines, =
word of mouth etc)?
18) Would you be interested in additional activities either side of the =
convention weekend?
19) Are you likely to be participating in any of HLWW's on-line auctions =
between now and the convention?
20) On a scale of 1-10 (1 being 'What's the Source?' and 10 being =
'Whooo! Hooo!') how excited are you about the new film? Where are you =
getting your information on The Source?
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